The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-10-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

-. I>oOlS, SlSlIOu DuuSClu, MOHOay.
Remember the lecture by Mrs: Barker,
this evening.
Remember the P1oxsKn Office when you
desire any job work.
The Rev. G. W. Huntley, will preach hero
next Sunday evening.
Headquarters for Dry Goods, Groceries,
and Hardware, Ratesen 4 Ayres. >..
sandli & svensou, can boast Of some fine
job work, turned out from this office.
1t seems that We are now having another
Indian summer. The first Of tho week
opened with splendid weather.
Tho teachers institute announced to take
place the early part of next month, has been
postponed until spring Of newt year.
Chas. Budde, was again seen psrambulat
ing our streets Monday. He reports work
at the mission as progressing satisfactorily.
Church was held in the new store building
Of slettsbok & Ertresvaag, last Sunday.
Thus another new building was .ppropriats-
ly dedicated.
Last Saturday. evenings train brought in
quite number Of commercial men, who did
their best to "do' our town for orders in
their various lines.
Who are the capitalists of the United
Statcs7 With very few exceptions they ara
the men and women who by labor of hand
or head have obtained and saved property
Detroit Tribune.
Frank Combs, can wake the natives uu
pretty li7sly, when he comes to talking
about lumber. If you want to get pulled
over the Goals, just mention to him that you
can buy lumber cheaper yourself:
F. NJ. Woodward, desires the farmers Ia
remember that there is good road now, up
on the west side of Oak Cre.k, to his mill
north Of town. He will be ready at oil tim e.
to fulfill orders and custom work.
The men who are collecting money for the
benefit Of the condemned Anarchists have
forgotten as yet to coll upon the widows and
orphans ofthe policemen that were killed in
the Haymarket massacre. -Chica 90 Tribune,
The fairs Of our n.ighboring counties have
all turned out advantsgeously, according to
all reports, asd this fact conduces still more
10 make Dakota rank among the first in
everything that pertains to natural resources
wealth and importance.
Dan McDrayen, was seen the first of the
week, driving q "tno-in-h hand up the
mountain. He was probably looking after
that claim Of his, which lies in that vicinity.
We think though, that partridges had some
thing to do with his trip.
Our genial sheriff, Pete Ferguson, can be
seen At all times wearing a particularly
bright and cheerful smile, and all on account
Of tho magnificent wheat crops, which he i.
daily threshing. Pete is worker too, and
prime favorite among our farmers.
A dance was held at the McBraysn hotel
last Saturday evening, which was attended
by large number of our people and the
occasion proved very enjoyable. Mine host
and hostess Of that popular hotel are build
ing up good name in social circles.
J. N. Greiner, of the Minneapolis & Nor
thern elevator, has shipped several cars Of
wheat east already and the rush has not be-
gun yet. The farmers will be through with
their threshing in about ten day. and then
our elevators will be crowded with business.
The stores arc all getting in big stocks of
goods and hardly day passes but what the
OF oil Of them are crowded
with boxes, the contents Of which are being
snptied and being transferred to shelves
and counters. Verify, the merchants should
BE- happy. "a .
The wood question is exciting some ap-
prehsnsion on the part Of our people. Dur
ing ths recent cold snap it was difficult to
get anybody to haul wood, but perhaps this
matter will be remedied hereafter. We must
have wood and the PIONEER Office is bound
to get its share.
A locsl reporter has no snap nowadays,
recurring enough materisl, whereof to con-
struct entertaining reading matter. A good
lively imagination helps matters considerably
however. Occasionally runaway or an
incident of the s'School for Scandal nature
will also assist materially.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Bot
Linsan Temperance 8 ociety will be held at
'he Baptist church, on Tuesday evening next
25th inst. 7:30 o'clock. 1t is understood
hat tho proper measures to be taken by
he Society, to secu.e full vote At the next
election il favor Of prohibition will then and
here be discussed.
Wife to sick prohibitionist) The doctor
rays, my dear, that you must take Whiskey
o tene up your system.
Sick prohibitionist-Well if i must, why
of course that settles it; but whiskey is an
awful curse. How much am to take?
WifoA teaspoonful twice day.
Sick prohibitionist Great heavens! is
that Ill?
An Iowa editor closes his rhapsodicAl
sulogy Of his state in the following style.
" hen tho rolt-call is sounded on the judge
nent day, and the heayensi rolled togeth-
y as scroll and the reverberations Of
wrstohed and ruined worlds peal forth tho
fat Of eternal rest, want % hang my
weary bones on the galley rack Of immor-